A 'Hark' that's out of this world in a fun Christmas album [Pasko]

This is what you get if you create an all-male choir where all the members are show-stealing Broadway-based tenors. First heard this crazy arrangement of "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" by the Broadway Boys in the 2007 Carols for a Cure Album. Here's the live performance of the song.

Mamamatay na si Jesse Nager (soloist) at medyo nakakadistract ang leeg niya. Baliw! (Other members present: Daniel Torres, Zak Resnick, Steve Morgan, Ryan Binder, and Josh Strickland)

A Christmas gift:

This is the 9th Carols for a Cure Album. It features traditional and contemporary Christmas songs rendered by the casts of the 2007 Broadway productions. Make sure to listen to "It Was Simple Then" by Spamalot, "Monotone Angel" by the cast of Curtains, Julia Murney and Max Von Essen''s "O Holy Night" and the gospel version of "Angels We Have Heard On High" by the cast of The Color Purple. Really fun Christmas album!

DISC 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?0yy0t4jzxfx
DISC 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?i2zmzrmdtyt


SONG LIST:

Disc 1
01 - The Little Mermaid - Joy to the World
02 - Grease - Jolly Old St. Nicholas/Up on the Housetop
03 - Spamalot - It Was Simple Then
04 - Mamma Mia - My Gift
05 - The Drowsy Chaperone - Drowsy on Christmas Day
06 - Hairspray - Tracy Turnblad’s Big, Bad Holiday Rap
07 - The Color Purple - Angels We Have Heard on High
08 - Young Frankenstein - O Come All Ye Faithful
09 - Rosie’s Broadway Kids - This Little Light of Mine
10 - Legally Blonde - Christmas Makes the Whole World Warmer
11 - The Broadway Boys - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
12 - The Phantom of the Opera - Following a Star
13 - Wicked (1st National Tour Cast) - Mary’s Lullaby
14 - The Lion King - The First Noel
15 - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - ‘Twas the Night Before the Spelling Bee

Disc 2:
01 - Spring Awakening - What Child is This?
02 - Avenue Q - (At the) North Pole Global Warming Surfin’ Party
03 - Curtains - The Monotone Angel
04 - Jersey Boys - Dominick the Donkey
05 - Mary Poppins - Two English Carols
06 - Xanadu - Away in a Manger
07 - Altar Boyz - The Innkeeeper’s Lament
08 - Wicked - Jingle Bells
09 - “Robbin’ Hood” (aka Curtains) - Deck the Halls
10 - Naked Boys Singing - The Coventry Carol/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
11 - Chicago - Alleluia
12 - A Chorus Line - Broadway Holiday
13 - Rent - Go Tell it on the Mountain
14 - Les Miserables - The 12 Days of Christ-Miz
15 - Julia Murney & Max Von Essen - O Holy Night

Panahon na naman ng Christmas showdown: Nora or Vilma?

Panahon na namang patugtugin ang mga awiting pamasko! Syempre, sa panahong ito, palaging lumilitaw ang dalawang version na 'to. (Irvs kasi!)

So, sino ang tunay na nakakita kay Santa Klaus under the Meestletoe?
Sino ang panalo?

Read it and weep...

... with pain caused by laughter.

Want to have a good time? Read the following promo for a theatrical production by a company
I've kept my eyes on for quite some time.

I really need to find the time and finish my write-up on Namaste: Ang Makulay na Buhay ni Gandhi. Just when you thought it was safe to return to the SM Theaters, along comes this one...

Troy Avenue

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Trailer 3

Had Warner Brothers not gone against their word and went on with the release, Potterphiles would have been rejoicing by now. But, since HBP wasn't shown yesterday due to the company's greed, then we have to be content with this.

Intense trailer!

Seven out of the "Nine" women

Reposted from The Singing Stage:

Left to right: Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz (sitting), Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Fergie (sitting), Nicole Kidman, and Kate Hudson. I presume the two women in the shadows on the far left and far right of the photo are dancers. The only one not nominated for an Oscar is Fergie, and of the remaining six women, only Cruz and Hudson haven’t won an Oscar. So that’s a pretty good cast.

Nine is a musical based on Mario Fratti's play inspired by Federico Fellini's autobiographical film, 8 1/2. It is the story of a film director (Day-Lewis) struggling to make his next movie while juggling the demands of all the women in his life. The film will be directed by Rob Marshall, who also took the helm for the theatrical version of Chicago.

Source: http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2008/11/8/our-first-look-at-seven-of-nine.html

Magbabalik ang lola niyo. ZZZ at the CCP 2009.

Magbabalik za Pebrero 2009

To miss this hysterical musical is a crime. I've been to the production twice already and it's the funniest and most entertaining original Filipino musical I've ever seen.

Unfamiliar with the ZZZ ze Muzikal? Visit here: Old recording snippets, New recording snippets

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First heard from gibbscadiz.com:

Tanghalang Pilipino's musical version of the landmark Eddie Romero film Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon, slated for staging in February 2009 as the closing production of its 22nd season, has been scrapped. Taking its place: a restaging of ZsaZsa Zaturnnah.

The reason, says TP artistic director Nanding Josef, is money--the lack of it. TP cannot, at this point, bankroll the creation of an original Filipino musical, much less a sprawling, multi-character piece like Ganito Kami Noon.

Director Chris Millado has confirmed the casting. Eula Valdes will be back as Zaturnnah, ditto with Tuxqs Rutaquio as Ada, Arnold Reyes as Dodong and Joey Paras as Didi.

Read his full entry here:

Breaking news: 'Ganito Kami Noon' out, 'ZsaZsa Zaturnnah' in--again

Image from http://www.superheroeslives.com/internationals/zsazsa_zaturnnah_ze_muzikal_(2006).htm

Audition for Spring Awakening 2009 [repost from Gibbs Cadiz and Atlantis]

Exciting. I wonder if I'll still be in Manila by then to catch this? I wonder if they'll get a breakthrough artist from the alternative/indie scene ala-Adam Pascal in RENT.



Atlantis Productions (“Avenue Q,” “Hairspray”) is mounting the 2007 Tony-winning musical next year, to be directed by Chari Arespacochaga.

The auditions are on December 9, 2008 (callbacks on Dec.11), for males and females 18 years old and above. Prepare 16 bars of a musical theater piece or alternative rock song.

Call Atlantis Productions 8927078 for details.

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2007 Tony Awards Performance


A&E Breakfast with the Arts Spot with the start of "My Junk"